Which to use
“lam” and “Lamas” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,656
- “lam” frequency rank
- #46,797
- “Lamas” frequency rank
- 78453
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lam | Lamas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Plural des Substantivs lama | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Lama |
Letter map: lam vs Lamas
Shared letters muted; letters that set lam and Lamas apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. lam runs 3 letters (CVC) against Lamas's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on lam vs Lamas
lam and Lamas are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “lam” sits inside “Lamas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78453, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lam is recorded at frequency rank #31,656, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Lamas is at rank #46,797, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaːmas].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 78453, this pair ranks #238,046 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lam vs Lamas
Shared letters: alm. Private to "lam": -. Private to "Lamas": s.
"lam" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Lamas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Lamas ← almas · laams · lamass · lammas · lamsa · llamas · lmaas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lam" and "Lamas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lam" vs "Lamas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "lam" vs "Lamas" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "lam" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lamas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #238,046 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lam" and "Lamas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lamas vs lame". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #238,046 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.